Folse v. Lafourche Democratic Committee

This is an election contest involving the office of Sheriff of Lafourche Parish. Defendant herein, Eddie J. Ste. Marie was certified by the Lafourche Parish Democratic Committee as the Democratic nominee for the office involved by virtue of said defendant having received in the second primary election held January 11, 1964, a total of 10,650 votes cast for the office as against 10,429 votes received by appellant, Jessie Moore Folse, thus giving appellee herein a majority of 221 votes. Plaintiff, Folse, alleging certain irregularities in the conduct of said election filed this contest suit…